Another MMORPG dies in 2022 – Get a new class before that

The first MMORPG of the year died in January. Since then, things have not gone well for many genre representatives this year. Now it has also caught the steampunk MMORPG Elyon. We at MeinMMO have this and other news of the week for you in the weekly review.

The highlights of the week:

• The MMORPG Broken Ranks is an insider tip for many. Now the developers are showing what will come into play in 2023. The story is continued and a new maximum level is planned.
• RuneScape is one of the most popular MMORPGs out there. The title is now getting a major graphic update, but this doesn’t go entirely smoothly.
• EVE Online announced the next major update, Uprising, for November. Above all, this should make the faction wars revised and more exciting (via massivelyop.com).

The excitement of the week: As the next MMORPG in 2022, Elyon announces that it will close on December 7th. The game was only released in October 2021. Until then, however, the planned content should continue to be published. Even the new class will appear in September.

The discussion of the week: The servers in WoW Classic are too full. To counter the long queues, Blizzard is now closing some realms to new players. Possibly even permanently.

You can find out everything you need to know about the dying Elyon in this video:

Lost Ark was down for 21 hours and the Pokémon MMO Temtem was criticized for the Battle Pass

This is what happened in the big MMORPGs:

• Lost Ark was offline for a full 21 hours on Tuesday. This was due to a critical error in the weekly update. After all, Amazon donates decent gifts as compensation.
• Tower of Fantasy will get housing on September 15th. The developers show this in a new video.
• The Undaunted Celebration Event is starting in Elder Scrolls Online. We have summarized everything you need to know about this for you.
• The new talent system in WoW could be really good, but the community can ruin it. At least that’s what our WoW demon Cortyn says.

This is what happened with the small MMORPGs:

• The “Pokémon MMO” Temtem is now officially released. And directly with a Battle Pass, which is in harsh criticism from the players.
• New World got the biggest update so far with Brimestone Sands, but unfortunately not that many players are returning.
• ArcheAge is getting a new PvPvE mode with the next update in September. That’s happening as part of the “festival,” which focuses on food (via massivelyop.com).
• Star Trek Online brings Wesley Crusher to the MMO. He’s played by fan-favorite Wil Wheaton (via mmorpg.com).
• VR MMORPG Zenith: The Last City opens its test server for the latest patch. It brings new accessibility options and costumes (via mmorpg.com).
• The hardcore MMORPG Mortal Online 2 switches to a monthly payment model (via Mortal Online 2).

The new MMORPG TS Project shows a nice new trailer:

New MMORPG in Unreal Engine 5, but with a catch

What happened to the MMORPGs in development?

• The old-school MMORPG Monster and Memories is run by a former EverQuest developer. Now the team is hiring new people and expanding (via massivelyop.com).
• Fractured Online will be available on Steam on September 15th. Now the developers are showing the new Wildfolk in action for the first time (via massivelyop.com).
• The Korean MMORPG TS Project announces itself with a beautiful trailer, but there is a catch. It comes with Play2Earn and NFT integration.

This is the news of this week at a glance. What is your personal highlight? Did you experience anything else cool this week? Or have we perhaps forgotten something important? Write it to us in the comments here on MeinMMO.

Incidentally, Elyon was one of the 6 MMORPGs whose death our expert Alexander Leitsch predicted for this year. You can read about the other 5 in his prognosis.